The Model Millionaire
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"The Model Millionaire" is a short story by Oscar Wilde that humorously explores themes of wealth, generosity, and appearances through the misadventures of a kind but impoverished young man.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Model Millionaire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7596205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Model Millionaire Context triple: [Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories, containsWork, The Model Millionaire]
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A.
The Happiest Millionaire
The Happiest Millionaire is a 1967 Disney musical film set in early 20th-century Philadelphia, following an eccentric millionaire and his family through comedic and romantic adventures.
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B.
The Heiress
The Heiress is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, best known for its satirical portrayal of wealth, marriage, and social ambition in Georgian high society.
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C.
The Heiress
The Heiress is a 1949 American drama film, adapted from a stage play based on Henry James's novel "Washington Square," renowned for Olivia de Havilland's Academy Award-winning performance.
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D.
The Millionaire
The Millionaire is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film starring George Arliss as a retired businessman who secretly returns to work, produced by Warner Bros. and associated with filmmaker Bryan Foy.
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E.
The Marrying Man
The Marrying Man is a 1991 romantic comedy film starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, centered on a playboy whose repeated marriages to the same woman lead to a series of comedic misadventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Model Millionaire Target entity description: "The Model Millionaire" is a short story by Oscar Wilde that humorously explores themes of wealth, generosity, and appearances through the misadventures of a kind but impoverished young man.
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A.
The Happiest Millionaire
The Happiest Millionaire is a 1967 Disney musical film set in early 20th-century Philadelphia, following an eccentric millionaire and his family through comedic and romantic adventures.
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B.
The Heiress
The Heiress is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, best known for its satirical portrayal of wealth, marriage, and social ambition in Georgian high society.
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C.
The Heiress
The Heiress is a 1949 American drama film, adapted from a stage play based on Henry James's novel "Washington Square," renowned for Olivia de Havilland's Academy Award-winning performance.
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D.
The Millionaire
The Millionaire is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film starring George Arliss as a retired businessman who secretly returns to work, produced by Warner Bros. and associated with filmmaker Bryan Foy.
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E.
The Marrying Man
The Marrying Man is a 1991 romantic comedy film starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, centered on a playboy whose repeated marriages to the same woman lead to a series of comedic misadventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| character |
Alan Trevor
ⓘ
Baron Hausberg ⓘ Hughie Erskine ⓘ Laura Merton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
the contrast between external appearance and true worth
ⓘ
the value of kindness over material wealth ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fiction
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short story ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Baron Hausberg
ⓘ
Hughie Erskine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
ironic
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witty ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hughie Erskine ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| plotElement |
a poor young man gives money to a supposed beggar who is actually a millionaire
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the millionaire rewards the young man for his kindness ⓘ |
| setting |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| theme |
appearances versus reality
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charity ⓘ generosity ⓘ social class ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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light-hearted ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Model Millionaire Description of subject: "The Model Millionaire" is a short story by Oscar Wilde that humorously explores themes of wealth, generosity, and appearances through the misadventures of a kind but impoverished young man.
Referenced by (1)
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